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Documentary. Documentary?. Documentary. Pare Lorentz – “A factual film that is dramatic” Dziga Vertov “life as it is”. Types - Poetic. 1920’s Counter-model of the cinematic narrative. Organized images of the “real world” by means of associations and patterns, in time and space.
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Documentary • Pare Lorentz – “A factual film that is dramatic” • DzigaVertov “life as it is”
Types - Poetic • 1920’s • Counter-model of the cinematic narrative. • Organized images of the “real world” by means of associations and patterns, in time and space.
Types- Poetic • Time and images were deconstructed into fragments that were impressionistic and lyrical. • Example: JorisIvens Regen (1929) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvg2HH4PEDE
Types - Expository • Speak directly to the viewer (authoritative commentary). • Strong argument or point of view. • Rhetorical (try to persuade viewers).
Types - Expository • “Voice of God” commentary. • Historical documentaries offer “objective” point of view.
Types - Expository • Example: John Berger’s Ways of Seeing (1974) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnfB-pUm3eI
Types - Observational • Attempt to spontaneously observe life. • Arose in 1960’s when lightweight film equipment was introduced to the market.
Types - Observational • Dismissed voice over, music, re-enactments, synchronized dialogue. • Aimed for immediacy, accuracy, intimacy, and revelations of human life.
Types - Observational • Example: D.A. PennebakerDon’t Look Back (1967) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iID1vKgBUzQ&feature=related
Types- Participatory • It is impossible for the subject to NOT be influenced by the filming. • The filmmakers are usually participants of the film. • Audience gets to see and understand how the process alters or influences the events.
Types- Participatory • Cinémavérité or “Kinopravda” (DzigaVertov) • The truth of the encounter vs. absolute truth. • Example: Rouch and Morin Chronicles of Summer (1960) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pxk-fg771r8
Types - Reflexive • Constructed representations. • Discussion: How does the world get represented by documentary?
Types - Reflexive • Prompt us to question authenticity and legitimacy. • Highly skeptical of “Realism”.
Brechtian Elements • “Brechtian” alienation strategies to defamliarize what the audience is seeing.
Types - Reflexive • Example: McBride and Carson David Holtzman’s Diary (1967) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5hhrwH0p4E
Types - Performative • Subjective experience, emotional response. • Personal, unconventional. • Impose experience on the audience to lighten perspective. (Gay, Female, Minority)
Types - Performative • Example: Alain ResnaisNight and Fog (1955) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeEfkPlnie0